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Sophie, l'apprentie sorcière (Pour lire avec toi)
Par Henriette Major. 1988
Tout au long de ses aventures et dans un langage bien à elle, Sophie nous livre son point de vue…
sur le monde en général et sur sa famille en particulier. On peut n'être pas d'accord avec Sophie, mais on ne peut s'empêcher de la trouver attachante. Années 2 à 4. 1988.The art of sufficient conclusions
Par Sarah Dearing. 2012
"The Art of Sufficient Conclusions" is a genre-bending chronicle of one woman’s obsession to comprehend the slippery nature of truth.…
It’s a compelling literary mash-up of fiction, memoir, and archival material, tracing the complex processes of personal identity, belief and the creation of art itself. 2012.The best thing for you
Par Annabel Lyon. 2004
In three novellas, the author reveals the potential for darkness that lurks behind even the most perfect-seeming veneer. In "No…
Fun," a middle-class family in present-day Vancouver is thrown into turmoil when their teenage son is charged in connection with the beating of a disabled man. In "The Goldberg Metronome," a young couple discovers an antique metronome taped up and hidden under a sink in their new apartment. And in "The Best Thing for You", set in wartime 1940s Vancouver, a housewife in her twenties plots and carries out her husband's murder with sang-froid, with the help of her lover, a young grocery-store clerk. Some descriptions of sex and violence, some strong language. 2004.The Beothuk saga: a novel
Par Wayne Grady, Bernard Assiniwi. 2000
A portrait of three periods in the history of the Beothuk, from the spirit quest of the legendary leader Anin…
in the early ninth century, to the defense of their territory against European explorers and conquerors in the early days of colonization, to the tragic end of the Beothuk as English settlers capture and destroy the tribe. Uniform title: Saga des Béothuks.The best of times
Par Penny Vincenzi. 2009
Jonathan is a surgeon returning from a liaison with his mistress, Abi, and Georgia is an actress going to an…
audition along with her agent Linda. Toby and Barney are on their way to a stag party, Mary is going to the airport to meet her first love, farmer William watches the drama unfold across the hill, and Emma is also a surgeon. One heartbeat in time, and all their lives will be totally transformed. Descriptions of sex and violence and strong language. 2009.The beauty of humanity movement
Par Camilla Gibb. 2010
Maggie, Vietnamese but living in the States, has returned to her country of origin in search of clues to her…
dissident father's disappearance. The aroma of noodles leads her to a makeshift pho stall, owned by Old Man Hung, who has survived decades of poverty and political upheaval. Hung once had a shop that served as a meeting place for dissident artists, and he may hold the key to both her past and her future. Some descriptions of sex and violence. 2010.The beginning and the end
Par Najib Mahfuz. 1989
A wife and her four children face the death of their husband and father and the economic hardships that will…
come to afflict their comfortable middle-class existence. At first these adjustments are somewhat comic, as schoolroom problems and adolescent love arise, but ultimately desperation threatens the hopes of each of the characters, who are all swept into the tragic downward spiral of fate. 1989. Uniform title: Bidayah wa-nihayah.The basketball player: and 3 more stories
Par Sheila Fischman, Roch Carrier, Sheldon Cohen, Gilles Pelletier. 1996
Roch is sent to a boarding school; he's named to the basketball team on the first day, even though he's…
never played basketball in his life! Grades K-3. 1996. Taped with: The longest home run. A strange girl shows up to play baseball and hits a home run through the window of Sergeant Bouton; but Adeline is no ordinary girl -- she is a magician! Grades K-3. 1993. Taped with: The boxing champion. When spring melts the ice in Ste. Justine, boxing season begins in the Cote's summer kitchen. Young Roch is not much of a fighter, but spends the winter building up his muscles for next spring's matches. Grades K-3. 1991. Taped with: A happy New Year's day. New Year's Day 1941 is a special day for a young boy in the little village of Sainte-Justine, Quebec. Grades K-3. 1991. Uniform title: Joueur de basket-ball.The beach house
Par James Patterson, Peter De Jonge. 2002
Jack Mullen's life is working out perfectly, until his father greets him with the news that his brother, Peter, is…
dead. The police believe Peter committed suicide but Jack senses a darker dangerous truth and is determined to bring a killer to justice. 2002.The baby project
Par Sarah Ellis. 1986
Eleven-year-old Jessica and her family are not prepared for the changes a new baby makes in their lives. Then tragedy…
strikes and the family must find new strengths. Grades 4-7. 1986.The angel of Zin
Par Clifford Irving. 1984
The Gestapo sends Captain Paul Bach to investigate the murders of two prisoners and a Polish lieutenant at an SS…
camp. Bach begins to realize that he is a guilty party to the policy of extermination. Some strong language. 1984.The bachelor's wedding (Harlequin Romance)
Par Betty Neels. 1995
Araminta Smith had first met Professor Jason Lister when she was hired to look after his niece and nephew. Knowing…
that her plain but honest looks weren't about to catch her a husband, she was intrigued by the distinguished surgeon's interest in her. Since he was also a confirmed bachelor, the professor's proposal had come as an even greater surprise. A marriage between them, as he pointed out to her, would be infinitely practical - and Araminta was nothing if not practical. But then... what about love? 1995.The autumn of the patriarch
Par Gabriel García Márquez, Gregory Rabassa. 1976
The Nobel Prize-winning author presents a many-layered, surrealistic, and subtly humorous description of the barbarism, squalor, and corruption surrounding the…
rule of a Latin American dictator. Strong language and explicit descriptions of sex. 1977. Uniform title: Otoño del patriarca.The angels weep (Ballantyne novels ; #3)
Par Wilbur A Smith. 1982
An exciting story of action, adventure and romance. Set in Rhodesia the novel's characters, both black and white, play out…
their parts in a turmoil of action during which the seeds of hatred and future tragedy are sown. Sequel to "Men of men" (DC29828). Followed by "The leopard hunts in darkness" (DC10169). 1982. (Ballantyne novels ; 3)The assault
Par Harry Mulisch, Claire Nicolas White. 1985
In the last months of the German occupation of Holland, a Dutch collaborator is shot in the street where Anton…
Steenwijk's family lives. The body is moved to their doorstep and, in retribution, their house is destroyed by German troops, Anton's parents are taken away and his brother chased and killed. Why did someone move the body and cause the destruction of his family? 1985.The ash garden: a novel
Par Dennis Bock. 2001
One of 25 Hiroshima Maidens relocated from post-war Japan to America for corrective plastic surgery, Emiko remains in the U.S.…
as a student, then as a filmmaker. Anton is a German scientist who worked on the atomic bomb at Los Alamos, and who married a part-Jewish survivor and refugee. When they meet during the filming of Emiko's documentary, the reverberations caused by the explosion of the bomb are explored, and the true implications of their involvement in that moment are revealed. 2001.Terrasse à Rome
Par Pascal Quignard. 2000
Au 17e siècle, un fiancé jaloux défigure l'amant de sa belle, un graveur, en lui jetant au visage de l'eau-forte.…
S'ensuit, en 47 "gravures", une histoire grave faite de non-dits et de clairs-obscurs propres à envouter le lecteur. Prix de l'Académie française, 2000.Testament à l'anglaise
Par Jonathan Coe, Jean Pavans. 1995
Michael Owen, un jeune homme dépressif et agoraphobe, a été chargé par la vieille Tabitha Winshaw d'écrire la chronique de…
l'illustre famille Winshaw. Il va découvrir des vices et des méfaits d'une ampleur insoupçonnée. Par une nuit d'orage, alors que tous sont réunis au manoir de Winshaw Towers, la vérité éclatera. Descriptions régulières de violence et quelques descriptions de nature sexuelle. 1997, c1995. Titre uniforme: What a carve up!.Tell him you're married: short stories
Par Stanley Wm Rogal. 2002
A collection of linked short stories in which an un-named narrator witnesses the day-to-day events that make up relationships. In…
"Hardline," a father and his children don't get along. In "Friends," a group of people play a dangerous drinking game. Some strong language. Some descriptions of violence. 2002.That certain spark (Recorded Books inspirational)
Par Cathy Marie Hake. 2010
Woman physician Taylor Bestman receives a cold welcome from the citizens of Gooding, Texas, and especially from Karl Van der…
Vort, the town blacksmith, who becomes her first patient ... against his will. Though hesitant to believe in Taylor's doctoring skills, Karl finds himself oddly protective of this surprising and determined woman. 2010.